One week before the start of free agency, the Steelers have an estimated $9 million in salary cap room after they released wide receiver Lance Moore and passed on the chance to assure that Jason Worilds would not sign elsewhere.

One week before the start of free agency, the Steelers have an estimated $9 million in salary cap room after they released wide receiver Lance Moore and passed on the chance to assure that Jason Worilds would not sign elsewhere.
The 4 p.m. deadline...

CHANDLER, Ariz. — LeGarrette Blount, built like a Mack truck and able to cut like a Ferrari, was talking about his feet the other morning.
"I've always had nice feet," the Patriots' 250-pound running back said Wednesday during the Super Bowl media...

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel takes a look at every position on the Miami Dolphins roster, analyzing the players under contract, providing a free agent outlook, and forecasting what the future might hold.
Offensive line
Returners (9)
Starters: OT...

Cornerback Ike Taylor has said repeatedly that young players need to be productive for the Pittsburgh Steelers to be legitimate title contenders this season.
Antwon Blake, a second-year cornerback, answered the call Sunday when a banged-up Taylor was...

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Rob Gronkowski and J.J. Watt are unanimous selections for the 2014 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team announced Friday.
Houston's Watt did it in an unusual manner. He was listed on all 50 ballots by a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the league, with 45 of the votes for defensive end and the other five for defensive tackle. So he actually was a first-team end and a second-team tackle in gaining his third straight selection.
No such confusion for New England's Gronkowski, who...

Ravens veteran defensive tackle Haloti Ngata busted into the Steelers' backfield Saturday night, shedding a block and hauling down star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
By sacking Roethlisberger for a 3-yard loss during the first quarter of the Ravens' AFC wild-card playoff game at Heinz Field, Ngata served notice that he wasn't too rusty. He had not played in a game since a Nov. 30 loss to the San Diego Chargers.
"Oh definitely," Ngata said when asked if had to knock off some rust. "I don't think...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers roared through a perfect December with the kind of urgency that stoked memories of Super Bowls past.
They won their first division title in four years, looking like a team peaking at the right time.
The valley came quickly.
The team that stumbled to a 30-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night in the AFC wild-card game looked more like the enigmatic work in progress of September. The offensive line struggled to block Baltimore's relentless and...

Although most of the attention tends to be focused on the skill players, a pivotal heavyweight battle in the trenches is shaping up for Saturday night's AFC wild-card playoff game between Ravens nose tackle Brandon Williams and Steelers Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey.
Williams is a stout 6-foot-1, 335-pounder who bench presses 525 pounds. He has recorded a career-high 48 tackles, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery during his first season as a starter. Williams has clogged up the middle of the...

Two missed field goals in four attempts at Chicago has intensified unrest this week among Dolphins followers about the reliability of kicker Caleb Sturgis.
“Like any position, you go back and watch the film and look for minors things you could do better -- you don’t want to change anything major at this level – and go apply it on the practice field,” Sturgis said Thursday. “You just want to go out there and be confident. Fortunately for me I have a great snapper and...

Nobody will wonder again what Ben Roethlisberger could do if the Steelers turned him loose.
In three remarkable games that reshaped the AFC North race and produced the greatest offensive outburst in Steelers history, Roethlisberger rewrote the NFL record book and thrust himself into the league's MVP discussion.
Roethlisberger's record 12 touchdown passes in two games also might signal that the offensive modus operandi they've attempted to adopt since pushing out Bruce Arians as coordinator three years...